The American Way of Death Revisited (Paperback)

from particle_p

Jessica Mitford's exposé of the American funeral industry (and it IS industrial) is hilarious. She has you holding your sides as you find out how your body is prepared for embalming. No really, you hold them! You don't want those guys touching your sides! This book is both disgusting and informat...

from DanaJean

Jessica Mitford wrote this expose' about the funeral industry that has been updated for today's world. I believe it is a must read for every person out there as, "like taxes", we cannot escape death. The funeral industry is a very powerful group and has taken advantage of our weakest moment and M...

from ashleytylerjohn

Entirely engrossing, she became somewhat of a personal hero of mine.

from AliceaP

The American Way of Death Revisited by Jessica Mitford blew my freaking mind. There's no other way to say it. I took 4 pages of notes after finishing it and then bought my own copy so that I could reference back to it. As you might have guessed from the title this is another book about death cult...

from lauriebrown54

When Jessica Mitford first wrote this expose, it was a shocking book. That was in 1963; I read the updated 1998 version. Sadly, she died just as they were finishing up the book. I would have loved to have read what she thought about the funeral industry today! While Mitford is careful to point ou...